Machine fro marking the position of buttons and buttonholes in garments.



G. BRAF.-

MACHINE FOR MARKING THE POSITTON 0F BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES IN GARMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED 1m51.291s.

l ,272,6 1 O. Patented .1uly16, 1918.

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G. BRAF. MACHINE FOR MARKING THE POSITlON 0F BUTONS AND BUTTONHOLES IN GARMENTS. APPLICATION F|LEn1uNE1,1915.

fzln Patented Ju1y16,1918.

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MACHINE FOIE?,lVlAIBKIN'Glv THE POSITION 0F BUTTONS AND BUTTONI-IOLES IN GARMENTS.

Application filed .Tune 1, 1916. Serial No. 101,167.

To all 'whomt may concern:

Be it known that'l, Gusrnvn BRAr,a subject of the German Empirel and'resident of Y in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines "for Marking the Position of Buttons and Buttonholes in Garments, of which thefollowing is a specicationlk This inventionrelates to an improvement inv machinesv for marking the position 'of buttons and buttonholes in garments, with the object in view of providing' a device which will mark agarment forl positioning a predetermined number ofy buttons and buttonholes at one operation.

Another object is to provide a device hav- Ymg 'pointskboth longitudinally and laterally.

a ymeans for adjusting the marking A still further improvements in obj ecty is toy provide certain the fori'rnfconstruction and arrangement of the several parts whereby the above named-ando'ther objects may be eectually carriedoutv i v A practical embodiment of my Vinvention is represented inthe accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents a'planview of my im- Y proved device, 30

2 is a front elevation ofthe same, 3 is a sidefeleva'tion showingY a means 5 is a Vdetail central section on andendevices used in Vthe member 2- is provided witha frame' 7 which is arranged t right angles to the member 2. This frame 7 has a bar 8 mounted in bearings 9,-10,fupon which bar a yplurality offmarkersI 11 are adjustably secured. Y

Each marker 11l is adapted to be adjusted longitudinally as well as laterally on the bar 8', and locked thereto by means of .a 12. 1 3 are secured 'to the Specification Iof Letters Patent.

lbearing 9. A gage' 17,

passes through assuming that tonholes are to Patented Juiy 16,1918.

markers 11 by means of set screws 14. The bar 8 may be rotated by a thumb piece 15 attached to the end. which projects beyond the bearing 9, and it may be locked-in yposition by'a thumb screw16 carriedby the having a longitudinal groove 18,is liXed tothe base 1in positionto coact with the markers'll. The gage is provided with aback stop 19, and a 'graduated scale 20, on its front, both of which extend throughouttheentire length of the gage.

Thetop of thedga-geis providedwitha pad of soft, pliable'- material V21,l such as itape,

felt, muslin or cotton goods, which covers the longitudinal groove 18. This pad 21 is securely fastened to the gage 17 by any well known and approved means. In the present/instance, I have shown nails 21* holding thepad at gage. The means forV oscillating the member 2 comprises a foot treadle 22, mounted in a bracket 23 fixed on'the floor or other support 24, which treadle is connected to the the opposite ends of the member 2 by a'flexiblevconnection 25 which f a hole 26 in the base 1 and is secured to the member at 27.

The base 1 is secured to a support 28 of any well known and approved type, 'by means of screws 29, and it is obvious that l'the' treadle -22 maybe mounted on the same lsupport near thefloor.

The operation is as follows: The garment upon which the positions of the buttons and buttonholesareY to be marked, is iirst folded with the hems oneon top ofthe-other, and the markers 1 1V have beenset the required distances apart. the garment is Ythen placed in position with the Ltwoihems againstthe back stop, after which 'the inemdownwardly',l by! the moveber 2 is forced 'ment ofthe treadle 'z indil'exible connection, vuntil the pifns`13 puncture the garment and lp'a'd 21, as shownY in dottedy lines` in Fig. 3. When 'the operatorreleases the treadle, the member 2 will, through the spring 5, return to its normal position, whereupon the garment may be removed from the gage with the imprint of the pins 13 therein.

Thus it will be seen that the marks upon the garment wherein the 'buttons and butbe placed will be in perfect register.

' It is alsp to be seen that the spaces to be i This device is particularly Welladapted for use Where a large number of garments and buttonholes and each garment to Vbe tice by operators Who are skilled inthe art, to mark the garment, iis't ivith a series of -buttonholes, then from the buttonholes the placesnfor thebuttons-f are marked.y As each buttonhole and place for theV button is marked separately, it therefore is to Vbe seen that -vvitli this device, marking at the buttons and buttonholes'fat one operation, saves a considerablel amount of time and Without the use of skilledlabor.

AIt Will'be understood that various'changes maybe resorted -to and arrangement of the' several parts vWithout departing from the spirit and scope 'of -my invention; lhence I do lnot intend to be limited toni-,he specific' details herein shown VVanddescribed except as they are mentioned 'inthe'claims n VhatjI claim is:` i w1. A dr-'vice of the character described fcomprising-a-basaa movable membermounted thereon, a `bar carried by oneendloflsaid member, means for locking said barv against mber, a plurality of 2, device of the `character `described comprlsing a b'ase,'a movable member mounty ed thereon, a bar carried by one endv of'said yed-to eoact with said 'markers and means` Ved thereon, a b'ar rmember,means forlocking said bar against movement in the member, aplurality of markers mounted on thefbar, agage adapt- `for operating the member..

3. .device of the character described comprising 4:5 5

g a base,a movablemembe'rmounted'thereon, a bar ers and vmeans for operating thememb'e'r.

6L; .YA fdevi'ce of the character described eoniprisingfalbase, a' Amovable member'mountcarried-by one-end' of said member, means 'for locking said bar against markers rotatably adjustable' on the bar, a

l v .gage 'adapted :to coact Withsaid markers and means fior operating the member.

5. A ,device of the character''described comprising a base, a movable member mount- Y ed .'thereon, a bar member,` means :for locking said -bar against carried byf-one end of said movement in the member, a plurality-fof markers longitudinal-ly andyrotatably fadjus'table o'n the bar, a gage adapted to coact movement in the member, Vima'rke'rs 'Independently adjustable on`the the form, `construction --said .member,

-said groove and ed ensaidfbase, able members, a

carried by one end of said i member, 'means for locking said `b'ar against -iin, l a ypliable back stop for `comprisingafbase, ed on said base, aba-r carried by said-mbvable member, a ,.plural'` `'of markersf-slid# unembelz; Y Y

With said markers and means for operating the'nember. Y 6'. device of the character described co'nip'risingfabase,` a'movable member mounted thereon, a'bar carried by one end of said nieib'el', L'inc-ans foifirj lliil'rgsai Cl lia-i? inst a plurality of vbar andmcans vfor operating the member.

` 7. A deviceV or the character described comprising a base, movable membervmonnted thereon, a iframe; carrie" one-endet said member, a bar fsecured in said frame, a

plurality ofmarkers' v a'djusta'bly mounted on said bar and *means `for'operating member.

c Y 8. device offthe character., described comprising axbase, amovable member mounte thereon, a frame carried'by oneend or' a bar'rseeured gin .said frame, ya plurality ofzmarkers adjustably mounted on bar, a .yielding'rle ,ement connectedlto the-other end foflthe mem er `and,ar remged to; normally hold he .markers out of; en-

;"gagementwith Vthe .Work and A.means engaging the member for-foperatingdt., f i I 9. device 'of the c'hzna'cterl `.described comprisinga base, a lmovable member mounteden i said base, a bar carried byasaid mov- --able membeg afplurality oi"markers'mountiedon' said A.

K bar, a .gage havingga vvgroove therein, a r-.pliable .covering fforsaid groove, v covering adapted to eoaet with said markers, and`means -foroperat-i'ng saidmember. Y, w 10. Aljdeviee ofthecharacter described comprising a base, a movable membergfmountafban earried by said movplurality of markers-'mounted `on saidibar,

a back stop for said-gage,-jsaid gropve and covering adapted Ato eoarctV` Withsaid gmarkers, and means for operating said member.

movablemember mounted on said base, a bar carried by said movablemember, a plurality-of mar-kers mounted onvsail bar, ax-gage hav-ingfa-greoveltherecovering .for- -saidgroove,- -a Ysaid @gage Aand agraduated Scale@ *the sagersad @were and severing adapted to ccactjvvithgsaidmarkers, *and fm'eans V:for operatingsaidfmember. movement in the member, a plurality of I2..Arl device of the characterl described as movable member mount- .ably' mounted on-said bar, pins securefdto fsaid markers, a gage having a groevethere- `A`V 111 audi a :pliable covering' 1l.- A; device ofV the character' describedA comprising a'base, 'a

comprising a base, a movable member mounted on said base, a bar carried by said movable member, a plurality of markers slidably mounted on said bar, pins removably secured to said markers, a gage having a groove thereinv and a pliable covering for said groove, said groove and covering adapted to eoaet with said pins, and means for operating said member.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing 10 as my invention, I have signed my name this 29th day of May, 1916.

GUSTAVE BRAF.

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